Artists Alley Information Thread

Selling at Cons is best during the...

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[Vicemage]

Cetriya

Vicemage

I'm with you on this, that the events should be included in the cost of the badge...

no thats not what I ment, I'll blame it with my bad english, what i ment is I hope its a win situation for artist alley cause many times I've been to cons where people just hang out in the lobby (or share badges) so if the AA was there , they'd get some more sales and maybe new fans because they got no where to go and the temptation is harder if you look at something for a long time

@Aki, I'll have to reread the rules again but I'm thinking I should post a poster of my gaia art so more people might recognize me

Ah, I get what you're saying, now, and I'll have to say that Jilly is on the right track with that... I've actually in the past helped to organize some conventions, and there's not only a lot of unpaid time that goes into it, there's also a lot of expenses (guests, facilities, etc). Letting people access areas for free means the organizers get nothing back on the expenses they've paid, and oftentimes--especially in the case of smaller cons--they're just barely skating by from year to year, sometimes with the organizers paying parts of the expenses out of their own pockets.

I've been at cons where it was possible, due to either location or a bad job by volunteers of checking badges, to access convention areas without a badge, but that doesn't mean I think it was a good thing. That badge fee exists for a very good reason.

Though I disagree with the statement about cost... My cost for tables this year was $95, $60, and $75, so no, I'm not getting off cheaper doing this than by doing a craft show priced in that same range. I'm just benefiting from a more targeted audience.

[LavenderMintRose]

@ Kyousouka Yeah, I saw ^_^ (And Starre on the forums is me)

btw: is it really your birthday today? Happy birthday!

[LavenderMintRose]

Freaking out because my shrink film I had from last year is somehow gone (I had at least a whole pack left, I saw it about a week ago, and now it's not here) and all the stores are sold out. I don't have the money to get it shipped soon enough from online.

So now I have nothing to sell. Except prints that no one will buy because I'm not good enough to do prints.

[Kyousouka]

Finished packing for ANext today. I will need to sell a lot of stuff to break even, gah.

And yep, it was my birthday. Pretty sucky though - all I did was con prep stuff for 14 hours today, without so much as a food break.

[Miri-love]

<3 If anyone is going to AX this year (Los Angeles July 1st-4th) or lives in LA and is a lady, I have a large plight hanging over my head. If you could please check out my journal and drop me a comment, I'd be TOTALLY grateful 3nodding

[Aki Ameko]

My button maker arrived today! Hooray! Quality's not that great, but eh, it's a start. smile

[Aki Ameko]

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********.

[Vicemage]

Aki Ameko

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********]
Before you do anything, see if anyone who is actually trained in servicing computers can do a recovery for you... I lost a huge portion of my art files a while back, but got some back thanks to taking it to someone for recovery.

[Aki Ameko]

Vicemage

Aki Ameko

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********]
Before you do anything, see if anyone who is actually trained in servicing computers can do a recovery for you... I lost a huge portion of my art files a while back, but got some back thanks to taking it to someone for recovery.

Will that work if the hard drive they were on is gone? Got a virus on my comp last week, and took it in. Computer guy had to put in a new hard drive and he saved whatever he could from the old one... My Art was not one of them. XP

[Cetriya]

Aki Ameko

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********.

that really sucks, I lost many art files like this. They dont bother me as much as character design work so since then I've done all my character design notes on paper

[Vicemage]

Aki Ameko

Vicemage

Aki Ameko

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********]
Before you do anything, see if anyone who is actually trained in servicing computers can do a recovery for you... I lost a huge portion of my art files a while back, but got some back thanks to taking it to someone for recovery.

Will that work if the hard drive they were on is gone? Got a virus on my comp last week, and took it in. Computer guy had to put in a new hard drive and he saved whatever he could from the old one... My Art was not one of them. XP

If he doesn't have the old HD anymore, and already ran a recovery, then unfortunately, yes, it might be gone for good. (My issue was what's called a "head crash," where the read/write head actually contacts the plate of the drive and corrupts the data where it hits; sadly, it hit the "Art" folder...)

[Frosted Muffin Cakes]

Aki Ameko

Just found out that I lost all the art files on my computer. ********]

Oh, gosh, that sucks.
A similar thing happened to me about 8 months ago. I was on a break from class, and decided to pull out my laptop to play online. It wouldn't turn on. I tried everything I could think of, then called all of my friends, who are all total computer geeks. I followed all their instructions, showed them my computer, everything. I still haven't been able to get it to turn on, and I have no idea what happened. It'd been more than six months since my last backup, so all my recent AA work was gone. D:

[AEAcomics]

Yikes D: Sounds like we all need to do backups more often.
Luckily, the handful of times my computer picked up a virus, I was able to transfer all my art stuff onto my mp3 player before reformatting. But so much of what's on my machine is years old... I'll eventually get to sorting and burning it onto disks.

I've got 5 weeks until SogenCon, and at least one of them is going to be visiting relatives. I need to pick up the pace if I'm going to have a chapter of comic finished and printed.

Oh, and this Shrinky Dink film stuff intrigues me. I think I'll get a pack next time I do a big supply order. Searching around a bit, it seems they're compatible with alcohol based markers.
Gonna post this link so I remember what I was looking at.

[Aki Ameko]

Cetriya

that really sucks, I lost many art files like this. They dont bother me as much as character design work so since then I've done all my character design notes on paper

Oh yeah... I'd definitely be pissed if I had anything like that lost. XP It seems anything really important is obtainable in another place for me though. I'm not completely screwed. XD

And I apologize for the swear. I very rarely use such language and I save it for...very angry occasions. sad

Vicemage

If he doesn't have the old HD anymore, and already ran a recovery, then unfortunately, yes, it might be gone for good. (My issue was what's called a "head crash," where the read/write head actually contacts the plate of the drive and corrupts the data where it hits; sadly, it hit the "Art" folder...)

Called him this morning. he still has the HD but it's not readable anymore. DX *MOANS*

Ah. You still lucked out thought. =P

Frosted Muffin Cakes

Oh, gosh, that sucks.
A similar thing happened to me about 8 months ago. I was on a break from class, and decided to pull out my laptop to play online. It wouldn't turn on. I tried everything I could think of, then called all of my friends, who are all total computer geeks. I followed all their instructions, showed them my computer, everything. I still haven't been able to get it to turn on, and I have no idea what happened. It'd been more than six months since my last backup, so all my recent AA work was gone. D:

@___@ LAPTOPS THAT DO NOT TURN ON MAKE ME CRY. crying

AEAcomics

Yikes D: Sounds like we all need to do backups more often.
Luckily, the handful of times my computer picked up a virus, I was able to transfer all my art stuff onto my mp3 player before reformatting. But so much of what's on my machine is years old... I'll eventually get to sorting and burning it onto disks.

Yes...backup your stuff. T^T

AEAcomics

Oh, and this Shrinky Dink film stuff intrigues me. I think I'll get a pack next time I do a big supply order. Searching around a bit, it seems they're compatible with alcohol based markers.
Gonna post this link so I remember what I was looking at.

I've seen those, and they are definitely VERY interesting! Let us know if you get some and how they work out for you. biggrin

FYI everyone, I'm managing. Yes, it sucks, but I'm working with it. Mostly upset cause now I don't have much to print for Anime-Zing this weekend. @____@ Gah.